FrogPad™/Ekeksen™ Introduce the First Wearable Frog, the Industry’s First One Handed Fabric Keyboard with Bluetooth Wireless Technology
New Wearable Eleksen FrogPad Opens World of Data Entry Opportunities Houston – January 6, 2005 -- FrogPad, an innovator in data entry methods for mobile computing, and soft sensing and interface device manufacturer Eleksen, joined forces to introduce its latest innovation: the wearable Frog, the latest in mobile computing data interfaces – making it possible for seamless data entry from anywhere. The wearable Frog is a portable fabric keyboard with Bluetooth technology. The wearable Frog is compatible with all Macs and PCs supporting the Bluetooth Human Interface Device (HID) profile, which describes how a keyboard will communicate with another Bluetooth device. FrogPad is seeking partners to take the prototypes for potential design and applications from FrogPad and Eleksen to market.
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) January 6, 2005 -- FrogPad, an innovator in data entry
methods for mobile computing, and soft sensing and interface device manufacturer
Eleksen, joined forces to introduce its latest innovation: the wearable Frog,
the latest in mobile computing data interfaces – making it possible for seamless
data entry from anywhere. The wearable Frog is a portable fabric keyboard with
Bluetooth technology. The wearable Frog is compatible with all Macs and PCs
supporting the Bluetooth Human Interface Device (HID) profile, which describes
how a keyboard will communicate with another Bluetooth device. FrogPad is
seeking partners to take the prototypes for potential design and applications
from FrogPad and Eleksen to market.
Applications for the wearable Frog
include industries with needs for easy data entry from a field application such
as shipping logistics, healthcare patient care, and remote field operations such
as on-site drilling for the Oil & Gas industry. FrogPad is an innovator in
one-handed data entry methods for mobile computing devices. The wearable Frog is
the latest addition to the FrogPad product line which includes the iFrog
BlueTooth™ FrogPad, the original FrogPad with two versions for left and
right-handed users, and the slimmer white FrogPad.
“Our new wearable Frog
extends data entry to the most remote applications with ease,” said Linda
Marroquin, CEO of FrogPad. “This new Frog has the same one-handed data entry
capabilities as our iFrog BlueTooth™ enabled FrogPad but now in a wearable
format that can be integrated into clothing for virtually any mobile
application.”
The prototypes for the wearable Frog will be on display
with Eleksen at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas January 6 – 9, 2005.
To schedule an appointment with the FrogPad team, contact Linda Marroquin at
713-858-6790 or Tracy Rummel at 713-294-9888. For more information, visit either
www.frogpad.com or
www.eleksen.com.
Pricing and Global Availability
The wearable FrogPad, is immediately
available for licensing through its corporate offices in the U.S. To discuss
potential licensing or strategic partnerships, please contact Linda Marroquin at
www.frogpad.com or
call (US) 713-529-4474.
About FrogPad
Houston-based FrogPad is a
private company delivering its products through global partners. The wearable
Frog is a fabric one-handed keyboard that is 1/5th the size of traditional
keyboards yet easier to use, as it offers a logical key layout and design that
encourages correct ergonomic posture. For more information, see: www.frogpad.com.
About
Eleksen
We are a UK company established in 1998 and operating from offices in
Pinewood Studios, to the west of London. Eleksen are pioneers of conductive
fabric sensing and switching applications. We research, develop and license soft
sensing and switching technology and product solutions, enabling innovative
product development.
Eleksen are the world’s only supplier of integrated
fabric switching and sensing solutions. ElekTex™ is the name of our patented
core technology, incorporating our fabric sensor technology, electronics and
software. For more information on ElekTex and its benefits, click on the
Technology section.
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